January 2012
8 posts
historyofeurope:
I know a great history podcast that I enjoy a lot, so I wanted to share it with you!
It’s called ‘Stuff You Missed in History Class’; some of you might know it already, but if you don’t, I highly recommend it.
This is the link to the podcast, but you’ll have to download it here.
You can also read their blog.
Suicides in Hyde Park duing the Victorian era
historyofeurope:
SUICIDES in Hyde Park, unfortunately, were of a very frequent occurrence. Drowning in the Serpentine was usually the method adopted. The revolver and poison are often resorted too, and even hanging in the trees. I knew of one case where the body of a man was discovered in broad daylight suspended by a piece of cord from the bough of a tree situated between the Marble Arch...
Famous last words
historyofeurope:
My wallpaper and I are fighting a duel to the death. One or the other of us has to go. — Oscar Wilde, writer
Pardon me, sir. I did not do it on purpose. — Queen Marie Antoinette (after she accidentally stepped on the foot of her executioner as she went to the guillotine)
Now, now, my good man, this is no time for making enemies. — Voltaire (when asked by a priest to...
